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Extradural Granulocytic Sarcoma Causing Acute Paraparesis, Arshad A. Siddiqui, Naim-Ur Rehman
Extradural Granulocytic Sarcoma Causing Acute Paraparesis, Arshad A. Siddiqui, Naim-Ur Rehman
Section of Neurosurgery
A case of 9 years old female presenting with rapidly progressive paraparesis during remission phase of acute myeloblastic leukemia is reported. Radiological imaging revealed an extradural mass in the upper dorsal spine producing significant cord compression. The patient showed a dramatic neurological recovery after spinal cord decompression and subsequently treated with appropriate chemotherapy and local radiotherapy.